According to the Historical Records of the Hans and the Tibetans, Tubo was famous for two kinds of knives: Gus Knives and Gyirab Knives.

Gus Knives.

Gus knives appeared during the period of Tubo King Zhigung Tsampo. According to Historical Records of the Hans and the Tibetans, Gus knives were made by nine brothers with small eyes in an environmentally fierce place called Sidor. The eldest made a knife sharp enough to cut a rope ladder leading up to the heaven. His eight brothers all made knives with sharp blades as well.

One of the Gus knives was the Guda knife, made by the legendary master of the nine brothers together with his offspring.

Gyirab Knives.

Gyirab knives were made legendary by Mitotago in a forest known as Gyiyulhozha. These knives were sharp enough to cut down nine trees in one stroke.

The knives include: stone knives, sickles, scissors, shaving knives, small knives, short waist knives, long waist knives, nail cutting knives, butter knives, chopping knives, swords, pencil sharpeners, daggers, bosom knives, boot knives, sleeve knives, wisdom knives, botching knives, battle knives, jade knives, gold knives, silver knives, copper knives, wooden knives, white handle knives, scalping knives, dissecting knives, celestial burial knives, women's knives, men's knives, Bhutan knives, Gorga knives and Dege knives.

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Tibetan Knives of Xigaze

The Tibetan knife is essential to Tibetan people's life. It also has high art value as a form of ethnic handcraft with a longstanding good reputation at home and abroad.

The typical Tibetan knives of the Xigaze area are from Lhaze and Xietoinmen, which has become a very fashionable souvenir or gift for tourists to take home. The shinning bright knife is a completely handmade of high quality steel.

There are three sorts of knives: long, short, and small, measuring about over 1meter, 40cm, or just over 10cm in length respectively.

If talking in shapes, there are pastoral area style, kamba style, and the Xigaze area style.

Knives are widely used for chopping down trees, for butchery, or even for the open-air burial (in Tibet).

The handle is normally made of ox horn, ox bone or wood. Some top quality ones are twined with silver strings or cupper strings. The scabbard tends to be more exquisite. Outside of the simple wooden or leather scabbard covers, copper or sometimes silver and even gold in nice designs of birds, animals, or grass and flowers can be seen. Some are even inlaid with precious stones, or colored stones, looking gorgeous and expensive.

The Lahze knife, with its beautiful appearance, sharp blade, and delicate and expensive scabbard, has long been recognized as an outstanding product.